The Changing Face of the Ante-Semitism: - From Ancient Times to the Present Day

Informationen zum Autor Walter Laqueur was Co-Chairman of the International Research Council at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington DC. He is the author of many books and has published numerous articles in such newspapers and periodicals as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Encounter, and the New Republic. Laqueur's books and articles have been reprinted in many countries. His most recent works include Fascism: Past, Present, and Future and The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction. Klappentext One of the world's leading authorities illuminates the new wave of anti-Semitism now sweeping the globe. A summing up of the entire trajectory of anti-Semitism--the first comprehensive history of its kind--and an exploration of the new wave of anti-Semitism that will be of interest to all concerned about the future of Jews! Judaism! and Israel. Zusammenfassung Presenting a history of anti-Semitism, this book traces its evolution from a religious anti-Semitism of the middle ages to a racial anti-Semitism that developed in the 19th and 20th centuries. It explains its origins and rationale, how it manifests itself, the different forms of anti-Semitism, and what forms it may take.

Product details

• Authors: Walter Laqueur
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2006
• EAN: 9780195304299
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530429-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 213 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Judaism / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, History of Religion, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, anti-Zionism; anti-Semitism